Despite big nights from Marcus Smart and Kyrie Irving, Boston can’t put it together on the road. Marcus Smart had his annual “I’m in Detroit” night shooting from the floor, but the Boston Celtics fell on the road to the Detroit Pistons 113-104. The Celtics were on a league-high 8-game winning streak, but that all came apart. Kyrie Irving led Boston with 26 points, and Blake Griffin led all scorers with 27. Andre Drummond punished Boston for 19 points and 20 rebounds. The Celtics continued to be without Al Horford and Guerschon Yabusele. The defense took a break in the first quarter,...

Boston scored an NBA season-high 44 points off turnovers in the win 1. In both the first and third quarters, the Celtics came out firing. They scored 42 points in the first and 41 points in the third. The big opening frame helped Boston take control early. The huge production after halftime put the game away. In those two stanza alone, Boston shot 31-of-46 and Kyrie Irving scored 20 of his game-high 24 points. 2. Gordon Hayward returned from his illness and played one of his more efficient games of the season. He scored 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting in just 17 minutes, but what really...

Coming off a win at home against the Hawks last night, the Celtics head to Detroit to take on the Pistons for the third time this season. The Celtics get right back into action after last night’s home win against the Atlanta Hawks. Boston travels to Detroit to take on the Pistons. The back-to-back should not be a problem for the Celtics as the game against the Hawks was in hand most of the night, so no one was required to play big minutes. Kyrie Irving led the team again with 24 points, but it was a complete team effort keeping the eight-game win streak alive. The team now turns its...

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